Altaria(チルタリス) is the 122nd Pokémon in the Hoenn Pokédex. It is a Dragon/Flying-Type, and it is known as the Humming Pokémon.

Altaria has the Natural CureAbility. This Ability heals a Status condition that is has been afflicted with upon being withdrawn from battle; those Status conditions being Burn, Paralysis, Sleep, Poison, and Freeze. A second Ability is available to Altaria from the Dream World, the Cloud Nine Ability. This Ability negates any and all weather effects while the Pokémon that has this Ability is in battle.

Gender Differences

Game Information

Original Games

Altaria doesn't appear in the wild again until Generation V. In Black and White, Altaria can be found at Route 14. In addition to Route 14 in Black 2 and White 2, Altaria can also be found at Abundant Shrine, Victory Road and the Nature Preserve.

Altaria can be found at Firebreathing Mountain Tower 3-3 in Pokémon Rumble Blast after completing the game.

Trading Card Game

Altaria appears in a total of 11 sets, the 6th Movie Halfdeck and the Black/White Promo set. Its lone appearance as an Uncommon Card is in the Supreme Victors set (Cynthia's Altaria). Altaria appears as a Rare Card in the EX Dragon, EX Deoxys, EX Emerald (EX Card), EX Dragon Frontiers (EX Delta Species Card), EX Power Keepers, Great Encounters, Platinum, Triumphant and Boundaries Crossed sets. Altaria is also listed in the Boundaries Crossed set as a Secret Ultra Rare card.

Anime/Manga Information

Anime

Winona used an Altaria in a Gym Battle against Ash as her leadoff Pokémon. It would be defeated by Ash's Grovyle. Ash's Grovyle was defeated by Drake in a battle during the episode Vanity Affair!

Movies

Manga

Altaria's Manga info is unknown at this time.

Pokémon Information

Competitive Battling

In the Sixth Generation, Altaria finds itself in the PU tier of competitive battling. With the capability to run offensive and defensive sets, Altaria is certainly not lacking in versatility. Its resistances to Grass and Fire help it immensely in checking certain big threats like Monferno. Altaria also is the only Dragon-type that can viably run an offensive special attacking set. It does not face immense competition from other Pokémon in the tier due to a lack of great Dragon Dance users. Its best set is a Life Orb special attacking set that can do some decent damage with Draco Meteor while acting as a check to some major threats in the tier. It can also run an offensive Dragon Dance set that can give Altaria a means to sweep, a bulky Dragon Dance set that has great longevity with Roost, and a physically defensive set that uses Altaria's good defensive stats to its advantage. Unfortunately, Altaria has very lacking base 70/70 offenses that lead to it not being able to dominate the tier, and its Speed leaves it outsped by some major threats in the tier like Floatzel. Altaria's Stealth Rock weakness is also a hindrance especially if switching into something like Monferno's U-turn.

Altaria is also usable in the Neverused (NU) tier of competitive battling. As the only fully evolved Dragon-type in the tier, Altaria certainly is a distinct Pokémon in terms of what it can do. Its typing allows for it to check certain big threats in the tier like Combusken, Swords DanceSamurott, and Magmortar. Altaria can run a defensive set that takes advantage of its good natural bulk, nice support options in Haze and Heal Bell, and solid defensive typing which allows for it to check Pokémon like Hariyama, Samurott, Gurdurr, Magmortar, Combusken, and Shiftry. An offensive Choice Specs set is also a viable options that allows for it to pivot into certain threats and retaliate with a powerful Draco Meteor. However, Altaria faces some surprisingly stiff competition from Sliggoo, which has a wider movepool, no Stealth Rock weakness, and better Special Defense when considering Eviolite. Altaria is also hindered by its lack of great offensive stats and its massive weakness to Ice-type attacks and Stealth Rock.